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While the unrestricted age of consent is between 16 and 18 in all U.S. states, the laws have widely varied across the country in the past. In 1880, the ages of consent were set at 10 or 12 in most states, with the exception of Delaware where it was 7. [104]
In Delaware, the age of consent was 10 years until 1871 when it was lowered to 7 years. Under the 1871 law, the penalty for sex with a girl below the age of consent was death. [9] In 1880, 37 states set the age of consent at 10 years, 10 states set an age of consent at 12 years, and Delaware had an age of consent of 7 years. [13] [14] [15]
In North America, the legal age of consent relating to sexual activity outside of marriage varies by jurisdiction.. The age of consent in Canada is 16. As of August 2018, each U.S. state has set its age of consent at either age 16, age 17, or age 18, most with some exceptions.
Georgia was the most resistant state to raising its age of consent in the early 1900s. Georgia's age of consent was 10 years old until 1918, at which time the age of consent was raised to 14. [38] After raising the age of consent in 1918, Georgia was the only state in the United States to have an age of consent lower than 16. [29]
Senate Bill 615 sought to increase the age of consent from 16 to 18. ... would have protected adults who had sex with children 15 or older from prosecution if they were within four years of age ...
The age of consent in Canada is 16. As of August 2018, each U.S. state has set its age of consent at age 16, age 17, or age 18, with some exceptions. In the case of the state of Washington, the age of consent rises to 21 for the specific instance student-teacher sex (the age of consent in the state of Washington is otherwise 16).
The age of consent in the U.S. is between 16 and 18 depending on the state, so not only was the answer wrong, but incredibly creepy. And it didn't go unnoticed.
The Missouri General Assembly recently considered and rejected a bill that would have barred anyone under the age of 18 from creating a social media account without parental consent. To comply ...